Sandi Vito

Sandi Vito

Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
In office April 23, 2009 – 2010
Preceded by	Stephen Schmerin
Succeeded by	Julia K. Hearthway
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	Stockton State University Temple University

Sandi Vito was the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, a cabinet-level department in the Government of Pennsylvania.^[1] She was named Acting Secretary of Labor and Industry in February 2008, replacing Stephen Schmerin.^[2] She was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on April 23, 2009 by a vote of 45-5.^[3]

Prior to that, she was Chief of Staff to State Senator Christine Tartaglione and political director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.^[4] She earned a degree in economics from Stockton State University and studied Community and Regional Planning and Urban Studies at Temple University.^[4]

She was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives."^[5] In 2002, she was named to the PoliticsPA "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of politically influential people in Pennsylvania.^[6] She was named to the PoliticsPA "Democratic Dream Team" list of top political operatives in Pennsylvania.^[7] She was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women."^[8]

References

↑ "Sandi Vito (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
↑ "GOVERNOR RENDELL NAMES SANDI VITO ACTING SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY" (Press release). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. February 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01.
↑ Barnes, Tom (April 23, 2009). "State Senate confirms environment, labor secretaries". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
1 2 "Sandi Vito - Secretary of Labor & Industry". Governor's Cabinet Officials. Government of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
↑ "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. Archived from the original on 2004-04-05.
↑ "Sy Snyder's Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-04-21.
↑ "Democratic Dream Team". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2002-08-03.
↑ "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-02-09.

Cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell (2003–2011)

Cabinet

Secretary of Community and Economic Development	Dennis Yablonsky (2003–2008) George Cornelius (2009–2011)

Secretary of Aging	Nora Dowd Eisenhower (2003–2008) John Michael Hall (2009–2011)

Insurance Commissioner	Diane Koken (2003–2007) Joel Ario (2007–2011)

Secretary of Corrections	Jeffrey A. Beard (2003–2011)

Secretary of Transportation	Allen Biehler (2003–2011)

Secretary of the Commonwealth	Pedro Cortés (2003–2010) Basil L. Merenda (2010–2011)

Secretary of General Services	Don Cunningham (2003–2005) James Creedon (2005–2011)

Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources	Michael DiBerardinis (2003–2009)

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director	David Sanko (2003–2004) Adrian R. King (2005) James R. Joseph (2005–2007) Robert P. French (2007–2011)

Secretary of Health	Calvin B. Johnson (2003–2008) Everette James (2008–2011)

Secretary of Banking	A. William Schenck (2003–2006) Steven Kaplan (2007–2011)

Secretary of Environmental Protection	Kathleen McGinty (2003–2008) John Hanger (2009–2011)

State Police Commissioner	Jeffrey B. Miller (2003–2008) Frank Pawlowski (2008–2011)

Secretary of Public Welfare	Estelle Richman (2003–2011)

Secretary of Labor & Industry	Stephen Schmerin (2003–2008) Sandi Vito (2009–2011)

Secretary of Agriculture	Dennis C. Wolff (2003–2009) Russell Redding (2009–2011)

Secretary of Revenue	Gregory Fajt (2003–2007) Tom Wolf (2007–2008) Stephen Stetler (2009)

Adjutant General of Military & Veterans Affairs	William B. Lynch (2003–2004) Jessica Wright (2004–2011)

Secretary of Administration	Robert S. Barnett (2003–2004) Michael Masch (2004–2005) Joe Martz (2005–2007) Naomi Wyatt (2007–2010) Christian Soura (2010–2011)

Secretary of Education	Vicki Phillips (2003–2004) Francis Barnes (2004–2005) Gerald Zahorchak (2006–2011)

Executive Officers

Chief of Staff	John Estey (2003–2007) Gregory Fajt (2007–2009) Steve Crawford (2009–2011)

Director of the Office of Health Care Reform	Rosemarie Greco (2003–2008) Ann Torregrossa (2009–2011)

Secretary of Planning & Policy	Donna Cooper (2004–2010) Ian Rosenblum (2010–2011)

Secretary of Legislative Affairs	Steve Crawford (2003–2009) Colleen Kopp (2009–2011)

Secretary of the Budget	Michael Masch (2003–2008) Mary Soderberg (2008–2011)

Inspector General	Donald Patterson (2003–2011)

General Counsel	Leslie Anne Miller (2003–2005) Barbara Adams (2005–2011)

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